The report, by former FBI director Louis Freeh, is damning in its conclusions. It said Paterno, president Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley and vice-president Gary Schultz "failed to protect against a child sexual predator harming children for over a decade".

The 267-page report released Thursday is the result of an eight-month inquiry ordered by by Penn State trustees weeks after Sandusky was arrested on charges of child abuse. The charges resulted in Sandusky's conviction on 45 criminal counts. Paterno, who has since died, and Spanier were forced out of the university.

"In order to avoid the consequences of bad publicity, the most powerful leaders at the university Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky's child abuse," the report said. You can read the full report here.